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Bank Account after bankruptcy discharge

Need a Bank Account ASAP...Barclays soonest appointment is 2 weeks time and CO OP not answering phone. Can anyone offer a solution to this problem.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • Try another barclays branch ? , I ended up getting the train into the nearest city to me and setting it up there and then in branch. Was just a case of take a ticket and wait to be seen when i arrived
  • Thanks! ..
  • easygoingchap
    easygoingchap Posts: 150 Forumite
    edited 28 August 2013 at 5:15PM
    Secure trust bank - £12.50 a month but you get % on spends so effectively free and full Internet account . We love ours ( Barclays and coop both refused us accounts)
  • curly04
    curly04 Posts: 7,247 Forumite
    I did my Barclays account on line had everything with me within a week
    Total Weight Loss - 28lb and counting
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